The real battle this weekend wasn’t at Citizens Bank Park where the Fightin’ Phils were looking for a sweep of the Royals or at Arrowhead Stadium where our beloved Birds were busy making Patrick Mahomes cry again-it was on the greens and fairways right here at The Deer for the 2025 RDGC Senior and Super Senior Club Championship. After a tight first round on Saturday featuring two tight leaderboards in the Senior and Super Senior Divisions respectively, players were again greeted to beautiful clear blue skies and greens running over 11 on the Stimpmeter.
In the Super Senior Division (65 and Over), it was Ray Grier defending his title with a round of 78 after his very solid first round of 72. Ray’s final round included early birdies on the sixth and ninth holes, good for a five shot margin over runner up Craig Pfeifer, whose consistent scores of 78-77 earned second place gross honors. Craig’s final round was highlighted by back to back birdies on the 3rd and 4th holes along with a bird on Hole #17 down the stretch.
Not to be outdone in the Senior Division (Ages 55 to 64), Rob McConathey also made it a repeat as he followed up his first round 74 with a solid 73 to edge his good friend Bob Knox (72-81) by six strokes. “Knoxy” held a two stroke lead entering the final round with McConathey making an opening birdie on the first hole and drawing both into a tie making the turn on Hole #10. McConathey took control of the tournament with an even 36 on his final nine including a birdie on Hole #12.
The results are listed below. Keep in mind that a player cannot win prize money in both gross and net divisions.
Senior Division (Gross)’
Rob McConathey 74-73-147
Bob Knox 72-81-153
Jim Gallagher 77-80-157
Ed Gilbert 77-82-159
John Myerski 75-85-160
Senior Division (Net)
Ed Gilbert 69-74-143
Rob McConathey 73-72-145
Bob Knox 68-77-145
Jim Gallagher 73-76-149
John Myerski 71-78-149
Mike Scarduzio 77-74-151
Tim Myers 77-74-151
Super Senior (Gross)
Ray Grier 72-78-150
Craig Pfeifer 78-77-155
Don Mattson 79-81-160
Tom Cohen 76-86-162
Dr. Kirit Parmar 84-79-163
Super Senior Net
John Glutz 74-72-146
Vernon Lawrence 73-74-147
Tom Paul 72-76-148
Tom Cohen 70-80-150
Thank you to all of the competitors for playing! We had 30% higher participation this year in relation to last year. We would love to see another jump in players next year!
Best Wishes,
Dan Hoban Jr.
PGA Head Professional
